diff --git a/docker/zenml-quickstart-dev.Dockerfile b/docker/zenml-quickstart-dev.Dockerfile
index 193b2673ae3..ac1a6f3fb5a 100644
--- a/docker/zenml-quickstart-dev.Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/zenml-quickstart-dev.Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ARG BASE_IMAGE="zenmldocker/prepare-release:base"
 
-FROM BASE_IMAGE AS base
+FROM $BASE_IMAGE AS base
 
 # Set the working directory
 WORKDIR /app